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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Automatic generation produced by ISE Eiffel</P>
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    description: "[
        Constants used for signal handling.
        This class may be used as ancestor by classes needing its facilities.
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    library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
    copyright: "Copyright (c) 1986-2008, Eiffel Software and others"
    license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see forum.txt)"
    date: "$Date: 2008-05-24 02:24:07 +0200 (Sat, 24 May 2008) $"
    revision: "$Revision: 170 $"

<B>class</B> <B>interface</B>
    <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>


<B>create</B> 
    <A NAME="f_default_create"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_create">default_create</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process instances of classes with no creation clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Access</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_generating_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generating_type">generating_type</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generating_type_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generating_type_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generator"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generator">generator</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating class</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generator_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generator_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_defined"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_is_defined">is_defined</A> (sig: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`sig'<FONT COLOR="red"> a signal defined for this platform?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_ignored"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_is_ignored">is_ignored</A> (sig: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`sig'<FONT COLOR="red"> currently set to be ignored?</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_meaning"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_meaning">meaning</A> (sig: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): ?<A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> A message in English describing what </FONT>`sig'<FONT COLOR="red"> is</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigabrt"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigabrt">sigabrt</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Abort'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigalrm"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigalrm">sigalrm</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Alarm clock'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigbus"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigbus">sigbus</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Bus error'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigchld"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigchld">sigchld</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Death of a child'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigcld"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigcld">sigcld</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Death of a child'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigcont"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigcont">sigcont</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Continue after stop'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigemt"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigemt">sigemt</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`EMT instruction'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigfpe"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigfpe">sigfpe</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Floating point exception'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sighup"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sighup">sighup</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Hangup'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigill"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigill">sigill</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Illegal instruction'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigint"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigint">sigint</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Interrupt'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigio"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigio">sigio</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Pending I/O on a descriptor'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigiot"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigiot">sigiot</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`IOT instruction'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigkill"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigkill">sigkill</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Terminator'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_siglost"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_siglost">siglost</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Resource lost'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigphone"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigphone">sigphone</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Line status change'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigpipe"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigpipe">sigpipe</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Broken pipe'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigpoll"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigpoll">sigpoll</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Selectable event pending'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigprof"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigprof">sigprof</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Profiling timer alarm'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigpwr"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigpwr">sigpwr</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Power-fail'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigquit"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigquit">sigquit</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Quit'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigsegv"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigsegv">sigsegv</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Segmentation violation'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigstop"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigstop">sigstop</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Stop'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigsys"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigsys">sigsys</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Bad argument to system call'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigterm"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigterm">sigterm</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Software termination'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigtrap"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigtrap">sigtrap</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Trace trap'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigtstp"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigtstp">sigtstp</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Stop from tty'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigttin"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigttin">sigttin</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Tty input from background'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigttou"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigttou">sigttou</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Tty output from background'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigurg"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigurg">sigurg</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Urgent condition on socket'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigusr1"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigusr1">sigusr1</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`User-defined signal #1'<FONT COLOR="red">'</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigusr2"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigusr2">sigusr2</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`User-defined signal #2'<FONT COLOR="red">'</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigvtalarm"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigvtalarm">sigvtalarm</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Virtual time alarm'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigwinch"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigwinch">sigwinch</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Window size changed'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Signal ignored by default</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigwind"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigwind">sigwind</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Window change'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigxcpu"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigxcpu">sigxcpu</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`Cpu time limit exceeded'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_sigxfsz"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_sigxfsz">sigxfsz</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code for `</FONT>`File size limit exceeded'<FONT COLOR="red">' signal</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Comparison</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> or attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some, other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            both_or_none_void: (some = <B>Void</B>) <B>implies</B> (<B>Result</B> = (other = <B>Void</B>))
            same_type: (<B>Result</B> <B>and</B> (some /= <B>Void</B>)) <B>implies</B> (other /= <B>Void</B> <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other))
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (other, some)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to objects considered equal?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_equal"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object considered</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> equal to current object?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
            consistent: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached to</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> field-by-field identical objects of the same type?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default object comparison criterion.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_is_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status report</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_conforms_to"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Does type of current object conform to type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_same_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is type of current object identical to type of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other) <B>and</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_signal"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_signal">signal</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code of last signal</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status setting</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_catch"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_catch">catch</A> (sig: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Make sure that future occurrences of </FONT>`sig'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> will be treated as exceptions.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (This is the default for all signals.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> No effect if signal not defined.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_ignore"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_ignore">ignore</A> (sig: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Make sure that future occurrences of </FONT>`sig'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> will be ignored. (This is not the default.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> No effect if signal not defined.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_reset_all_default"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_reset_all_default">reset_all_default</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Make sure that all exceptions will lead to their</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> default handling.</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_reset_default"><A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_reset_default">reset_default</A> (sig: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Make sure that exception of code code will lead</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to its default action.</FONT>
        <B>require</B>
            <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html#f_is_defined">is_defined</A> (sig)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Duplication</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_copy"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Update current object using fields of object attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">, so as to yield equal objects.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_copy">deep_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Effect equivalent to that of:</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red">		</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red"> (</FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> . </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_deep_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, <B>Result</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_copy"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_copy">standard_copy</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Copy every field of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> onto corresponding field</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
            type_identity: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            is_standard_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_twin">standard_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object field-by-field identical to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default copying semantics.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            standard_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (<B>Result</B>, <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object equal to </FONT>`Current'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A><FONT COLOR="red"> calls </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            is_equal: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Basic operations</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_default"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A>: ?<A HREF="../base/unix_signals_flatshort.html">UNIX_SIGNALS</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of object's type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_pointer"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_pointer">default_pointer</A>: <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of type </FONT>`POINTER'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Avoid the need to write </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A><FONT COLOR="red"> for</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> some </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red"> of type </FONT>`POINTER'<FONT COLOR="red">.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_rescue"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_rescue">default_rescue</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_do_nothing"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_do_nothing">do_nothing</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Execute a null action.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Output</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_io"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_io">io</A>: <A HREF="../base/std_files_flatshort.html">STD_FILES</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Handle to standard file setup</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            io_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_out"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_out">out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_print"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_print">print</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Write terse external representation of </FONT>`some'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> on standard output.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_tagged_out"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_tagged_out">tagged_out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            tagged_out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Platform</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_operating_environment"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_operating_environment">operating_environment</A>: <A HREF="../base/operating_environment_flatshort.html">OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Objects available from the operating system</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            operating_environment_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>invariant</B>
        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
    reflexive_equality: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
    reflexive_conformance: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>)

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